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 parasols, veils, and "sundowns." These are sufficient in our more active lives, and we may well dispense with the masks, the closed and darkened carriages, and the sombre rooms, in which those pampered dames indulged. Then, too, perhaps we have means to remove the traces of exposure more rapidly than they.

Sunburn, no one needs to be informed, is the redness which remains on the skin after exposure to high heat. The skin peels off, and the surface is hot, inflamed, and tender. It may be produced by the sun, or the same effect may follow sitting too near a hot fire, or from bending over a brazier or a stove. Those who cherish a delicate complexion should never sit too near the fire or the flue. When the exposure is only occasional, we can readily remove it, but when frequently repeated, it is extremely intractable. For an occasional sunburn, the following pomade is really good. It may be applied at night after washing the skin, and be allowed to remain until morning. It not only lessens the redness, but soothes the burning, dry, and irritated feeling of the skin:—

Take— Spermaceti                       two ounces; Oil of almond                    two ounces; Honey                            one teaspoonful; Otto of roses (or any scent)     a few drops.

Melt the spermaceti in a pipkin, then add the oil of almonds, and when they are thoroughly mixed, stir in